Cops: Schenectady man grew 172 pot plants

Published 11:17 pm, Friday, August 2, 2013

SCHENECTADY — A Schenectady man was arrested Friday following a raid of his home that yielded 172 pot plans, 18 pounds of marijuana and a variety of other drugs, State Police said.

Wayne T. Nelson, 55, was charged with three felony counts of marijuana possession and a misdemeanor count of unlawfully growing cannabis, police said.

A raid of Nelson's home led authorities to 172 actively growing marijuana plants and 18 pounds of processed marijuana, police said. They also found hash, hallucinogenic mushrooms, suboxone — a substance used to treat opiate addiction — marijuana growing equipment and $2,308 in cash.

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Nelson was arraigned in Glenville Town Court and sent to Schenectady County jail without bail.

Police said he has three previous felony convictions but details about those charges were not available late Friday.